Meaning of the nameGraciliano
- Male
- Gra-ci-li-a-no
Graciliano is a male name of long-standing use in Brazil, peaking among people born in the 1950s and present through the 2010s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,737 people named Graciliano, the 5,641st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Graciliano is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,737
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,641
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,443
- people
Graciliano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Graciliano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (373 people).
0 women 1,728 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Graciliano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Graciliano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 398 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 187 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 121 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 59 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Graciliano
The origin of Graciliano is uncertain and its meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the entry, with no spelling variants, and has Graciliana as an entry of its own; the Morfemário lists Graciliana among the Brazilian names with the formative -iana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,737 people named Graciliano, with a median age of 57, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Graciliano · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Graciliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-IANA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Graciliano
What does the name Graciliano mean?
The meaning of Graciliano is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Graciliano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,737 people with the first name Graciliano, which ranks it number 5,641 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Graciliano a boy's or a girl's name?
Graciliano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,728 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Graciliano most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Graciliano (398 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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